David Banner
Album: MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water
Release Date: December 23, 2003
Label: Universal records

Customer review:
The first single "Crank It Up" is a certified banger. David Banner has a way of creating songs that catch your attention. "Crank It Up" creates a buzz for this album just like "Like A Pimp" did for "Mississippi: The Album". This CD gets off to a nice start with "Eternal" and the 2nd track with Lil Flip entitled "Talk To Me". The track with Lil Flip has me waiting for the CD that is coming out that will feature both David Banner and Lil Flip on the same CD just like Method Man and Redman did on their "Blackout" CD.

David Banner fans may be somewhat disappointed because "Talk To Me" doesn’t sound as good as "Like A Pimp". However, it will be hard for him to match the success and popularity of that song. "Gots To Go" features Bun B of UGK and Devin The Dude and is definitely one of MTA 2’s better tracks. The three rappers do what they do best as they talk junk about the females of today. If anyone hasn’t purchased Devin The Dude’s 2 CDs, "The Dude" and "Just Trying To Live" then you might want to make your way to the nearest store or to amazon.com and add both of these CDs to your collection. "Ooh Ahh" continues the "crunk" tradition that is going on in the "New South" these days and this track is one of my favorite tracks on this CD.

One advantage that David Banner has in his corner is that not only can he handle the lyrical side of things but he can also produce as well. To anyone that was nodding their head to TI’s "Rubberband Man" they can thank David Banner who produced the track. "My Lord" sounds as if it’s "Cadillac On 22’s Volume 2" but you will be able to give David Banner the benefit of the doubt because of the positive message of the song. He has many sides to him. One minute he is displaying his "crunk side" and his distaste for the ladies and then the next he is speaking of positivity and how we have to show kids the right way to live, which displays his versatility. Other tracks to check out on "MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water" is "Pretty Pink" which features TI and Marcus, "The Game" which features the South legend, Scarface, "Lil Jones" featuring Bonecrusher and "Mama’s House".

On "The Game" Scarface shows that he still has the same skills that he has always displayed as he delivers a "fire" verse for the song. If David Banner hadn’t have been singing at the beginning of the track, this would be my favorite song on this CD. On the remix to "Like A Pimp", David Banner is definitely outshined by Twista and Busta Rhymes who rip the track to shreds. In the future, he may want to make sure that he delivers the same "fire" as his featured artists do.

Overall, "MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water" is a nice CD. If you bought the "Mississippi: The Album" and you liked that CD then you will definitely like MTA 2 as this CD takes place where MTA 1 left off. However, if you weren’t a big fan of MTA 1 you may not like MTA 2 because the CDs are very similar. If you like "Like A Pimp" and none of his other tracks then you still may want to hold off purchasing MTA 2 because you won’t find a track that is better than "Like A Pimp" on this CD although "Crank It Up" is close.

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